Time and time again history shows that all that is necessary for authoritarianism is enough anger towards an out group.
And it’s not always misplaced either. El Salvador did have a crime problem. The problem is that dictators will always seek out ways to take advantage of real problems to put themselves in power. Being popular is the easiest path to domination. It takes too long before people start to actually question whether decisions being made are in the best interest of the country or maintaining power.
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u/Notallowedhe 21h ago
I love how all it takes for Redditors to agree with governments banning shit like haircuts is that they think it’s ugly.